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loft

[lawft, loft] / lɔft, lɒft /
NOUN
room on upper floor
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His incredible work went largely unreported for nearly 50 years - until his wife found a scrapbook in their loft, which contained names of the 669 children, who were mostly Jewish, that he had rescued.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Ben Ganz and India Ennenga, a newly married product designer and writer, are starting their next chapter in a Manhattan loft that he has redesigned as a live-work space.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Among them was Cameron’s upstairs work loft, where Alix ripped out the carpet before adding dark gray textured walls, wood flooring, custom black shelving, weathered-looking light fixtures, and a large glass table.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

It went from the loft to the club to the mega bar, and now it has gone to the arena.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

And then he was gone out of the loft to the floor below.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

Rec centers were revamped with climbing walls and lazy rivers; dorms gave way to apartment lofts with expansive lounges; campus coffee bars were established with national brands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Following a COVID-induced hiatus, downtown’s renaissance, with banks converted into lofts and vibrant public spaces, is showing — once again — a new appetite for urban living.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025

But fear not, Apex isn’t just hanging out in one of Griffin’s lofts, overseeing his nightly buffet of caviar and gold-leafed Pringles.

From Slate ● Dec. 13, 2024

Stewart is wont to drop deep knowledge, whether he’s pointing out the sites of bygone jazz lofts in NoHo or spontaneously unpacking a Ravel score at the New School, where he is an adjunct professor.

From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

Some find their way to barn lofts; some even creep into people’s houses and live under the eaves or in attics, taking their chances with mousetraps.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien

The Ducks scored five plays later, as Raiola lofted a prayer to the corner of the end zone that was answered by one of his wideouts, Dakorien Moore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

And on third down, Lonergan lofted a pass to star receiver KJ Duff, who caught it over cornerback Jontez Williams and still managed to get a foot down for an 11-yard score.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

After receiving a warning for a time violation, a frustrated Muchova lofted a backhand beyond the baseline and gifted Gauff the first match point.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

That day isn’t here yet, and the company still hasn’t lofted any operational satellites into space with Starship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Kabuo lofted them into the hold along with three hake and three pale dogfish he intended to take home to his family.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

Purdy capped the drive by lofting a two-yard touchdown pass to Mike Evans for a 17-7 edge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

The towering Space Launch System rocket has the job of lofting a vehicle called Orion into space and on its way to the moon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026

Oviedo gave away a poor second goal after 57 minutes, with Raphinha running on to an undercooked back-pass from David Costas and lofting the ball over Oviedo goalkeeper Aaron Escandell.

From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026

England gave Southee his second guard of honour of the match, his quest to add to his 98 career sixes ended by lofting Bethell to long-on.

From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2024

He was a good fellow, untiring both at his sport and at his toil, and as skilful in lofting a ball with a stroke of his club as in putting together a cartwheel.

From Devil Stories An Anthology by Various




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